---
title: "Unblock an amount in an account and perform a transaction"
method: PUT
path: "/v3/ledger/account/block/{id}"
tags: ["Account"]
---

# Unblock an amount in an account and perform a transaction

`PUT /v3/ledger/account/block/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.tatum.io`
- URL: `https://api.tatum.io/v3/ledger/account/block/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

/v3/ledger/account/block/{id}

#### 2 credits per API call.

  

Unblocks a previously blocked amount in an account and invokes a ledger transaction from that account to a different recipient. If the request fails, the amount is not unblocked.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- UnblockAmount
  - `recipientAccountId` string, required: Internal recipient account ID within Tatum platform
  - `amount` string, required: Amount to be sent. Amount can be smaller then the blocked amount.
  - `anonymous` boolean: Anonymous transaction does not show sender account to recipient, default is false
  - `compliant` boolean: Enable compliant checks. Transaction will not be processed, if compliant check fails.
  - `transactionCode` string: For bookkeeping to distinct transaction purpose.
  - `paymentId` string: Payment ID, External identifier of the payment, which can be used to pair transactions within Tatum accounts.
  - `recipientNote` string: Note visible to both, sender and recipient
  - `baseRate` number: Exchange rate of the base pair. Only applicable for Tatum's Virtual currencies Ledger transactions. Override default exchange rate for the Virtual Currency.
  - `senderNote` string: Note visible to sender

## Response `200`

OK

- TransactionResult
  - `reference` string: The internal reference to the transaction (a unique identifier of the transaction within the virtual account); if the transaction fails, use this reference to search through the logs

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized. Not valid or inactive subscription key present in the HTTP Header.
- `403`: Forbidden. The request is authenticated, but it is not possible to perform the required operation due to a logical error or invalid permissions.
- `500`: Internal server error. There was an error on the server during the processing of the request.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/tatum/apis/virtual-accounts.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/tatum/apis/virtual-accounts/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/tatum/apis/virtual-accounts/revisions/ba220553084b?raw)